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58th San Sebastian Jazz Festival: 100+ Concerts / 15 Venues / Headliner Shows Free from July 21-25 2023!

Source: San Sebastian Jazz Festival (Jazzaldia)
March 27, 2023

For years the San Sebastian Jazz Festival had harboured the wish of billing Norah Jones in the city. That dream will come true on 22 July when the singer performs at the Kursaal Auditorium. Another of the aims fulfilled is being able to enjoy two British artists we have tried to bill for several editions, and who will perform in the Plaza de la Trinidad this year: the singer Joss Stone and the saxophonist Nubya Garcia. Completing our wish list ...

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Toots Thielemans Honored at San Sebastian Jazz Festival

Source: San Sebastian Jazz Festival (Jazzaldia)
July 1, 2011

Since 1994, the San Sebastian Jazz Festival (now Heineken Jazzaldia) has honored an outstanding musician or impresario for his or her contribution to jazz. This year, Toots Thielemans joins previous award winners: Doc Cheatham (1994), Phil Woods (1995), Hank Jones (1996), Steve Lacy (1997), Chick Corea (1998), Max Roach and Clark Terry (1999), Kenny Barron (2000), Ray Brown (2001), Elvin Jones (2002), Bebo Valdés (2003), Shirley Horn and the director Fernando Trueba (2004), Keith Jarrett and Charles Mingus (In Memoriam) ...

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B.B. King, Chick Corea, John McLaughlin, Cyndi Lauper and Jan Garbarek, stars of the Heineken Jazzaldia (San Sebastian, Spain)

Source: San Sebastian Jazz Festival (Jazzaldia)
April 1, 2011

B.B. King will be opening a massive open-air free-entrance show in the Green Stage at the Zurriola beach on July 21. Heineken Jazzaldia (San Sebastian Jazz Festival) is due July 21-25. The Festival will have a new venue (the San Telmo Museum) along with the Kursaal Auditorium, the Zurriola beach and the Plaza de la Trinidad (Trinity Square). Other confirmed names are: Abdullah Ibrahim, Mavis Staples, Dave Douglas, Medeski Martin and Wood, John Scofield, Hiromi, Charlie Haden, Cassandra Wilson, Toots ...

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